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The Best Things to Do in Brisbane This Week

This week, you can catch Ice Cube and Cypress Hill, feast on bottomless ribs, and watch dachshund and corgi races at a dog market.
By Concrete Playground
March 27, 2023
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  • Arts & Entertainment

    Lost in Palm Springs

    The Gold Coast's HOTA, Home of the Arts is paying tribute to a different sunny city, taking inspiration from the Californian spot's art, architecture and design.

  • Arts & Entertainment

    Meet the Artists

    Don't just check out pieces by Vernon Ah Kee, Judith Wright, Sandra Selig, Eugene Carchesio and more — watch interviews with them, too.

  • Arts & Entertainment

    We Are Electric

    This free exhibition explores energy through art, pondering extraction, extinction and the world's post-carbon futures.

  • Arts & Entertainment

    Not On Your Rider 2023

    Brisbane's 'Spicks and Specks'-style IRL music game show is back for another year of quizzes at The Triffid.

  • Arts & Entertainment

    'The Rocky Horror Show' Broadcast Live to Cinemas

    To celebrate its 50th anniversary, this cult-hit musical is beaming its current Sydney season live into cinemas for one night only.

  • Food & Drink

    Stanley Chef Series: Clayton Wells x Louis Tikaram

    Acclaimed Sydney-based chef Clayton Wells is heading to Howard Smith Wharves to whip up a one-night-only banquet.

  • Design & Style

    Portside Wharf Easter Market

    Hit up this riverside market to browse for Easter treats, nab a free ice cream and see adorable bunnies.

  • Travel & Leisure

    VEND Doggo Day

    The northside's permanent marketplace is going to the dogs for a day with themed market stalls, dachshund races, a dog photo booth and more.

  • Arts & Entertainment

    The Sound Society at Roma Street Parklands 2023

    Listen to free live music in stunning natural surroundings once a month.

  • Food & Drink

    Scenic Rim Farm Gate Trail 2023

    Twenty-five of Scenic Rim's primary producers are inviting Brisbanites down to their farms to enjoy their food, brews and wares.

  • Travel & Leisure

    Yot Club 2023

    The next-level party boat has two bars, a stage and a dance floor — and it's sailing through Brisbane for another year.

  • Food & Drink

    Rose Festival by City Winery 2023

    Spend a Sunday drinking pink and stomping grapes in West End.

  • Arts & Entertainment

    Felons' Cinema Sessions

    Brisbane's riverside CBD brewery is improving your Tuesdays with free flicks in its Barrel Hall.

  • Arts & Entertainment

    'The Room' Monthly Screenings 2023

    The worst movie you'll ever see never stops selling out screenings.

  • Arts & Entertainment

    Ice Cube, Cypress Hill and The Game: 2023 Australian Tour

    This impressive lineup is a 90s and 00s hip hop and rap fan's dream come true.

  • Arts & Entertainment

    Disney 100: The Concert

    This 100th-anniversary Disney concert will play all your favourite Mouse House songs with a live orchestra.

  • Food & Drink

    All-You-Can-Eat Monday–Friday at The Bavarian

    Every weekday for two weeks only, The Bavarian is serving up all-you-can-eat deals.

  • Arts & Entertainment

    Of an Age

    Australian cinema gains a new queer classic with this tender Melbourne-set romance from 'You Won't Be Alone' writer/director Goran Stolevski.

  • Arts & Entertainment

    City Symphony

    Spanning a century of cinema, these GOMA sessions pair movies about cities with stunning new live soundscapes.

  • Arts & Entertainment

    John Wick: Chapter 4

    The 'John Wick' films keep getting bigger and better, with Keanu Reeves joined by martial-arts icon Donnie Yen in this globe-hopping action epic.

  • Food & Drink

    Sunshine State High Tea

    W Brisbane's new thrice-weekly spread uses native ingredients to dish up bites inspired by Queensland.

  • Arts & Entertainment

    Pearl

    Mia Goth is magnetic again in this gem of a prequel to Ti West's 2022 slasher standout 'X'.

  • Arts & Entertainment

    Curiocity Brisbane 2023

    With each experience at the 2023 festival, you’ll be called to consider where art ends and science begins.

  • Arts & Entertainment

    Shazam! Fury of the Gods

    Apart from casting Helen Mirren, Lucy Liu and 'West Side Story' star Rachel Zegler, this sequel to 2019’s 'Shazam' is hardly magical.

  • Arts & Entertainment

    Meet Me in the Bathroom

    The Strokes, the Yeah Yeah Yeahs and NYC’s early-00s indie-rock scene get the in-the-moment documentary treatment by the directors of 'Shut Up and Play the Hits'.

  • Travel & Leisure

    Victoria Park Candyland Putt Putt 2023

    Celebrate Easter by tap, tap, tapping your way around Victoria Park's candy-themed mini golf course.

  • Arts & Entertainment

    Sunset Cinema Brisbane 2023

    Catch Oscar-nominees, classic comedies and the latest 'John Wick' flick at Northshore Hamilton.

  • Food & Drink

    House of Chocolate

    Add white chocolate margaritas and loaded brownies to your Easter feasts at Cowch Dessert Cocktail Bar.

  • Food & Drink

    Brunch with Bite 2023

    Add some drag, games and sing-alongs to your bottomless brunch.

  • Arts & Entertainment

    All the Beauty and the Bloodshed

    In this piercingly empathetic documentary, 'Citizenfour' Oscar-winner Laura Poitras turns her attention to photographer Nan Goldin and her fight against the family behind OxyContin.

  • Food & Drink

    Let's Lunch at Howard Smith Wharves 2023

    Tuck into a cheap weekday lunch with a riverside view at Howard Smith Wharves.

  • Arts & Entertainment

    65

    Watching Adam Driver fight dinosaurs isn’t as spectacular as it should be, but this average flick isn’t an extinction-level event either.

  • Arts & Entertainment

    Australian Geographic: Our Country

    Focusing on Australia's natural wonders, this immersive exploration features unseen footage from 25 different cinematographers — including a frequent David Attenborough collaborator.

  • Travel & Leisure

    Adults-Only Mini Golf Night

    Tingalpa's new 16-hole jungle-themed mini golf course with a cocktail bar throws weekly boozy parties just for adults.

  • Arts & Entertainment

    To Leslie

    Forget the controversy surrounding Andrea Riseborough's Oscar nomination — she’s remarkable in this powerful character study.

  • Arts & Entertainment

    Alliance Francaise French Film Festival 2023

    Brisbane's annual French cinema showcase is back with a 39-movie lineup spanning zombies, comedies, thrillers, tender dramas and more.

  • Arts & Entertainment

    Dinosaurs of Patagonia

    A massive dinosaur exhibition featuring the largest-known land animal ever is roaring into Queensland Museum.

  • Arts & Entertainment

    Scream VI

    The slasher franchise’s sixth instalment unleashes Ghostface upon a new city, but happily keeps stabbing its way through familiar territory.

  • Arts & Entertainment

    Pop Masters: Art From the Mugrabi Collection, New York

    The Gold Coast's Home of the Arts is bringing pop art royalty (with a side of New York cool) to the Sunshine State.

  • Food & Drink

    Beats and Eats 2023

    Overwater bar Will and Flow is livening up Thursday nights with pizza, rosé and DJs.

  • Travel & Leisure

    Feel Good Program Autumn 2023

    Bend, stretch, splash and dance your way through autumn at South Bank's free exercise classes.

  • Food & Drink

    Crab and Cray Cray 2023

    One Fish Two Fish is hosting five-course shellfish banquets over one crab and crayfish-filled month.

  • Food & Drink

    All-You-Can-Meat Wednesdays 2023

    Feast your way through unlimited pork belly, chicken schnitzels, chicken wings and German sausages.

  • Food & Drink

    $9.95 Schnitzel Tuesday 2023

    Tuck into $9.95 schnitzels one day a week at The Bavarian.

  • Arts & Entertainment

    OHM

    Peaches, Future Islands and 'Pan's Labyrinth' with a live score lead Brisbane's new "festival of other music", ΩHM.

  • Arts & Entertainment

    Imaginaria

    A multi-sensory playground with light-filled mazes and inflatable bubbles is taking over South Bank.

  • Arts & Entertainment

    Hamilton

    Brisbane, it's your turn to be in the room where it happens, with Lin-Manuel Miranda's phenomenal musical coming to QPAC.

  • Arts & Entertainment

    Melting Into Air

    GOMA is pairing its spectacular 'Air' exhibition with free films about the essential element, including Studio Ghibli flicks, sci-fi gems, David Lynch wonders and more.

  • Food & Drink

    Bottomless Gin Brunches 2023

    Sip gin cocktails, sangria and Pimm's cups over a shareboard brunch.

  • Food & Drink

    Cheese Wheel Wednesdays 2023

    Eat creamy pasta scooped out of a wheel of cheese every week.

  • Arts & Entertainment

    Thursday Jazz Club 2023

    Pair more than 100 different rums with silky tunes every Thursday night.

  • Food & Drink

    Nautilus Beach Club

    Brisbane's only swim-up pool bar is hosting a summer-long Amalfi-themed beach club with seafood, spritzes and DJs spinning tunes.

  • Arts & Entertainment

    Play Moves

    Museum of Brisbane's latest free exhibition is filled with art you can interact with.

  • Arts & Entertainment

    'Air' at GOMA

    Expect an exhibition that works to peel back the layers of the invisible, ethereal element that life cannot exist without.

  • Travel & Leisure

    Tides of Brisbane Boat Tour 2022–23

    Hit the water from the City Botanic Gardens to spend two hours floating past historic landmarks.

  • Arts & Entertainment

    Play/ground

    Thirty-seven artworks have taken over the CBD's light boxes, banners and outdoor display cases — and some are being projected at Howard Smith Wharves, too.

  • Arts & Entertainment

    Making Place: 100 Views of Brisbane

    With artwork dating back two centuries, this city-focused exhibition surveys pieces that've captured Brisbane and its changes.

  • Food & Drink

    Yum Cha and Champagne Sundays

    Dumplings, prawn rolls and bubbles, right by the river.

  • Food & Drink

    Sundays at City Winery

    Sip frosé slushies, hit up the oyster bar and listen to live tunes at Brisbane's inner-city winery.

  • Food & Drink

    Sky-High Sundays

    Brisbane's latest rooftop bar is serving up soda cocktails, Mediterranean-inspired dishes and R&B tunes every Sunday.

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